Special Purpose Speech
Today I had to give a special purpose speech for my presentational speaking class. I chose to give an acceptance speech of the Nobel Prize in Physics as Doctor Emmett Brown. Doc Brown was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the flux capacitor. I’ve included my speech in this post for your enjoyment. I must also point out that I was wearing my recently acquired BTTF/Dr. Who Woot shirt at the time of speech delivery.
It Came Out of Nowhere
As a student of all sciences, I have dedicated the better part of my life and my family fortune to science. Today that dedication is recognized. Ya know, the funny thing is, I almost destroyed the very discovery I am being recognized for: the flux capacitor – which, as you all know, is what makes time travel possible. The concept for the flux capacitor originally came to me on November 5th, 1955. I remember the day well. I was standing on the edge of my toilet hanging a clock, the porcelain was wet, I slipped, and hit my head on the edge of the sink. When I came to I had a revelation, a vision, a picture in my head, a picture of the flux capacitor.
30 years later, in 1985, I realized the vision of that day. The way I saw it, if I was going to build a time machine into a car I was going to do it with some style. Besides, the stainless steel construction of the DeLorean was the perfect conductor for flux dispersal. On October 26th, 1985 I saw the success of temporal experiment number one. During which I was able to send my dog Einstein, exactly one minute into the future. Once I caught up with Einstein and the time machine a minute later I was able to verify that the molecular structure of Einstein and the car were completely intact. It was at this point I knew that the flux capacitor worked.
After a few more trials I recognized there was a significant downside to my initial design. The original flux capacitor required an immense amount of electricity – 1.21 gigawatts to be exact. The only natural source of that amount of electricity is a bolt of lightning. Unfortunately, no one knows when and where one will strike. My work on the Manhattan Project provided me with the knowledge necessary to construct a small nuclear reactor to facilitate the generation of electricity required by the flux capacitor. Unfortunately, you can’t just walk into a store and purchase plutonium. I ended up using plutonium which was ripped off from a group of Libyan Nationalists. They wanted me to build them a bomb, so I took their plutonium and in turn gave them a shiny bomb case full of used pinball machine parts.
Today I feel proud that I am able to share this technology with the world. The responsibility of time travel cannot be taken lightly. The slightest change in history can have a catastrophic effect on future events. For this reason, I propose the creation of the Institute of Future Technology. This worldwide organization will govern all time travel activities and technologies.
To conclude, I would like to thank the science community for recognizing my lifetime commitment to the world of science by honoring me with this Nobel Prize in Physics. I would also like to extend a very special thank you to my friend Marty. Good day.
